ESPN noted one glaring issue keeping Arkansas from being a Final Four team

Jan 20, 2026; Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA; Arkansas Razorbacks guard D.J. Wagner (21) during the first half against the Vanderbilt Commodores at Bud Walton Arena. Arkansas won 93-68. Mandatory Credit: Nelson Chenault-Imagn Images | Nelson Chenault-Imagn ImagesESPN college basketball analysts Jeff Borzello and Myron Medcalf recently released an in-depth breakdown of the current landscape of the sport, sorting 47 teams into tiers ranging from Cinderella hopefuls to legitimate national title contenders. Rather than relying strictly on polls, the exercise aimed to answer a bigger question: Who can actually make a deep NCAA Tournament run right now?

So where does Arkansas basketball land after…